The Association of Luxury Bus Owners of Nigeria, ALBON, said about 112,000 passengers benefited from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 50 per cent fare discount on inter-state routes.
The transport fare rebate took effect on Thursday, December 21, 2023, and ended on January 4, 2024.
According to a joint statement signed by Nonso Ubajaka and Frank Nneji, respectively, the national president and secretary of ALBON, member companies were mobilised towards ensuring that more passengers take advantage of the federal government’s ticket rebate to travel within the stipulated period.
The association also said it mobilised some state-owned transit companies, such as Gombe State Mass Transit and Bornu State Mass Transit, and others to join in the project for the return leg of the seasonal travels.
OsunDailyNG recalls that on December 20, 2023, Tinubu approved a 50 per cent discount for inter-state transportation on luxury buses.
The clarification from ALBON comes following the Federal Government’s claim that 163,878 Nigerians benefitted from its 50 per cent transportation discount and free train transportation schemes during the Yuletide.
